The Clockwork City

Physical Description

• General Overview: An entire city that once ran on a single perpetual motion engine, representing the pinnacle of mechanical achievement. The city's infrastructure was entirely dependent on this engine, which has mysteriously stopped working within the last year, throwing the city into crisis.
• Sensory Details: Once filled with the rhythmic ticking and whirring of countless gears, now eerily quiet with only sporadic mechanical sounds as citizens desperately try to maintain failing systems.
• Points of Interest:
  • The Grand Engine: The now-still perpetual motion device at the city's heart
  • Emergency Manual Systems: Hastily constructed replacements for automated services

Encounters & Events

The Engine's Death

• Summary of Event: Within the last year, the perpetual engine that powered the entire Clockwork City simply stopped. No explanation has been found, though the timing suggests connection to the Shepherd's growing influence. The city struggles to survive without its primary power source.
• Outcome, Decisions & Consequences: City in crisis, possibly seeking Fellowship aid

History & Lore

• Known History: Built around a perpetual motion engine, the city was a marvel of engineering
• Rumors & Legends:
  • The Perfect Machine: The engine was said to be truly perpetual, impossible to stop
  • The Last Tick: Some claim they heard the engine's final tick matching the Shepherd's words
• Current Events:
  • Infrastructure Collapse: The city struggles without its power source
  • Desperate Solutions: Citizens seeking any means to restart the engine

Secrets & Discoveries

• Unrevealed Secrets:
  • Why the Engine Stopped: True cause remains unknown
  • Connection to Entropy: How the Shepherd's power affects mechanical perpetuity
• Player Discoveries: None yet - location not visited